Spencer Brodie
Dr. Angela Bilia
English Composition One
December 2, 2016
Energy Usage on Campus When we use the amount of energy we do in today’s times, we sometimes take it for granted, considering how much it takes to make the world spin. When a college campus like ours have thousands of students here on campus, the amount of energy we use can add up quickly. Investing in something like solar and wind energy would do wonders for our campus. Thinking about the amount of electricity our campus uses is mind boggling, and taking some measures to help reduce it would help a lot of things. Adding some renewable energy resources to our campus would make us much more green, as well as help save money and time in the future. Let me guide …show more content…
The two students that I talked to are JV and MH, and they had some very different takes on it. I talked to JV about what he thinks should be done about the possibility of solar panels on campus. “I think that would be a great idea to think about now, considering that the price of solar panels is only going to grow, and it would save the University a lot of money” (JV). I asked MH the same question, and he saw it from a different angle. “If we don’t invest now, not only are the students on campus going to suffer because of it, they are going to be in a hole for the near future. You should look at the way the world is going, and see how green energy is doing so much good for so many different people” (MH). I then proceeded to ask them what they think about how clean and green energy would do for them during their time in school. MH had a strong opinion about this particular question. “If the campus had already put solar panels or some sort of green energy into effect here, then I don’t think I would be paying as much for schooling. Most of the housing costs that we have to pay is for electricity, and if it was run through solar panels that I’m pretty sure that I would paying like half of what I pay now” (MH). JV had a strong response to this question as well. “We have to realize that our generation is the one that is going to make or break the planet when it comes to energy. If all of us on campus stand together, then we can have a major impact on whether something like this happens on campus or not. I think that we have to be the ones to speak up and say that we want this to be changed so it won’t only help us, but also everyone else in the world” (JV). Just getting responses from two of my fellow undergraduates, it shows how this affects us and how it would help us moving forward. The solution is
Dr. Angela Bilia
English Composition One
December 2, 2016
Energy Usage on Campus When we use the amount of energy we do in today’s times, we sometimes take it for granted, considering how much it takes to make the world spin. When a college campus like ours have thousands of students here on campus, the amount of energy we use can add up quickly. Investing in something like solar and wind energy would do wonders for our campus. Thinking about the amount of electricity our campus uses is mind boggling, and taking some measures to help reduce it would help a lot of things. Adding some renewable energy resources to our campus would make us much more green, as well as help save money and time in the future. Let me guide …show more content…
The two students that I talked to are JV and MH, and they had some very different takes on it. I talked to JV about what he thinks should be done about the possibility of solar panels on campus. “I think that would be a great idea to think about now, considering that the price of solar panels is only going to grow, and it would save the University a lot of money” (JV). I asked MH the same question, and he saw it from a different angle. “If we don’t invest now, not only are the students on campus going to suffer because of it, they are going to be in a hole for the near future. You should look at the way the world is going, and see how green energy is doing so much good for so many different people” (MH). I then proceeded to ask them what they think about how clean and green energy would do for them during their time in school. MH had a strong opinion about this particular question. “If the campus had already put solar panels or some sort of green energy into effect here, then I don’t think I would be paying as much for schooling. Most of the housing costs that we have to pay is for electricity, and if it was run through solar panels that I’m pretty sure that I would paying like half of what I pay now” (MH). JV had a strong response to this question as well. “We have to realize that our generation is the one that is going to make or break the planet when it comes to energy. If all of us on campus stand together, then we can have a major impact on whether something like this happens on campus or not. I think that we have to be the ones to speak up and say that we want this to be changed so it won’t only help us, but also everyone else in the world” (JV). Just getting responses from two of my fellow undergraduates, it shows how this affects us and how it would help us moving forward. The solution is